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DISPATCH 02/26 · 9 Jun 2026
BATTLEPOLICY
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China

PCL-181

China’s premier truck-mounted howitzer — a 155 mm/L52 wheeled system designed for rapid shoot-and-scoot, air mobility, and export success, with a combat-proven record through Pakistan.

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China

PLZ-05

China’s main modern tracked 155 mm self-propelled howitzer — a L/52 autoloaded gun fielded by the PLA since 2008, with no export record and no verified combat use.

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Russia

Malva

Russia's new 8×8 truck-mounted 152 mm self-propelled howitzer — a cheaper, more mobile addition to the artillery park designed for rapid shoot-and-scoot in the drone-saturated battlefield.

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Russia

Msta-B

The 2A65 Msta-B is a Soviet-era 152 mm towed gun-howitzer that entered service in 1987 and remains the backbone of Russian divisional artillery — now heavily committed in Ukraine, where its towed configuration leaves it acutely exposed to drone-cued counter-battery.

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Europe

K9 Thunder

The K9 Thunder is South Korea's 155 mm/L52 tracked self-propelled howitzer — the most widely exported SP gun in the world and the backbone of NATO's eastern-flank tube artillery.

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Europe

Archer

Sweden's fully automated 155 mm wheeled self-propelled howitzer — a crew-under-armor shoot-and-scoot system delivering precision strikes at extended ranges, fielded by Sweden, the UK, and Ukraine.

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Europe

CAESAR

France's truck-mounted 155 mm self-propelled howitzer — a high-mobility wheeled artillery system that has redefined shoot-and-scoot with NATO-standard range and a growing presence across Ukraine’s front lines.

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Europe

PzH 2000

Germany's high-tempo tracked 155 mm self-propelled howitzer, prized for its burst rate of fire and long reach, serving across NATO and Ukraine.

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USA

M777

The M777 (M777A2) is a lightweight 155 mm towed howitzer—air-transportable, titanium-built, and combat-proven from Iraq to Ukraine.